Community dinner a holiday highlight for guests and volunteers

11:29 PM,
Nov. 22, 2012

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The smells of Thanksgiving dinner wafted through the St. Luke's Lutheran Church parking lot in Wisconsin Rapids on Thursday.

Almost 100 volunteers served up to 60 pounds of turkey, 60 pounds of ham and assorted side dishes - including pumpkin pie - to almost 500 people during the 13th annual Thanksgiving dinner sponsored by St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids.

The dinner served those who couldn't afford to prepare a meal and those who might be spending the holiday alone. Some meals were delivered, while about 175 guests, who ranged in age from babies in high chairs to senior ...